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8931. Add MS 52948 D

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'The silver devil!’, a ‘spry lt'l drama' in one act. Licence sent 20 June 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 15 May 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager, and Wm West, stage manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all ...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1854
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1 item

8932. Add MS 52948 R

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'Hopes and fears', drama in one act. Licence sent 5 July 1854 for performance at the Adelphi 6 July 1854. Request for licence written and by Benjamin Webster. For a French version under the title La joie fair peur, see Add. 52947 K, and for another English version, ‘Sunshine through the cl...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
5 Jul 1854
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1 item

8933. Add MS 52948 Y

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'The knight and the water lily, or, Love among the mermaids', a melodramatic ballet d'action in one act. Licence sent 27 July 1854 for performance at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre 31 July 1854. Signed by William Cooke, lessee and manager, and Wm. West, stage manager. First two pages bound toge...
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Western Manuscripts
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English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1854
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1 item

8934. Add MS 52949 F

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'Hard times, but wait a little longer', drama in two acts. Licence sent 4 September 1854 for performance at the Pavilion the same day. For other versions, see Add. MS 52949 A. Keywords: industrialisation, literature and literary reference, theatre, philanthropy, orphans, poverty, drinking an...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Sep 1854
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1 item

8935. Add MS 52949 K

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'The princess, with the burning eyes, or, The mare Jingle, and the luminous hat', burlesque in two acts. Licence sent 12 September 1854 for performance at the Grecian Saloon 18 September 1854. Signed by R. Conquest, actual and responsible manager. Songs included in MS. LCO Day Book Add. 537...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1854
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1 item

8936. Add MS 52949 P

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'Schamyl, the Circassian chief, and the prophet's son', drama in five acts by James R. Anderson. Licence sent 29 September 1854 for performance at the Standard the same day. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 records the stipulation that all oaths be omitted. For other versions, see Add. 52950 D. Keyw...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Sep 1854
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1 item

8937. Add MS 52950 AA

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'The battle of Inkerman', petite military drama in two acts by G. D. Pitt. Licence sent 2 December 1854 for performance at the Pavilion 2 December 1854. Not listed under this author in Nicoll. Keywords: military, Crimea, Russian empire, British Empire, English characters, Irish characters, R...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Dec 1854
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1 item

8938. Add MS 52950 M

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'Love and loyalty', drama in five acts by W. J. Robson. Licence sent 4 November 1854 for performance at the Marylebone 13 November 1854. Signed by J. William Wallack, manager. Keywords: drinking and drunkenness, aristocracy, military, fashion, servants, Early Modern settings, family relation...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1854
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1 item

8939. Add MS 52950 X

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'The balance of comfort', farce in one act by W. B. Bernard. Licence sent 17 November 1854 for performance at 21 November 1854. Request for licence written and signed by J. B. Buckstone. Actors' names listed alonside dramatis personae. Published in Lacy's, vol. 17, no. 241; see also another...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Nov 1854
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1 item

8940. Add MS 52951 C

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'Robin Hood, Little John and Friar Tuck, or, Harlequin and the goblin of Mindestone Moor with the castle of 100 gates', comic pantomime. Licence sent 11 December 1854 for performance at the Theatre Royal Birmingham the same day. Signed by M. H. Simpson, Lessee. LCO Day Book Add. 53703 record...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Dec 1854
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1 item